BRIDGE Payments, Farm Bill Plans & The Future of USDA Tech
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What do producers need to know about BRIDGE payments?
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But we've been asked over the years to have a virtual portal, a way to interact, not only with FSA, but the other agencies within the mission area, in a way that we don't have to go to the office. We've got better things to do with our time. And so this has been the option.
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Yeah. So farm where? Central Iowa. So I'm just down the road. I'm in Bethany, Missouri.
Yeah. Oh, hey. Yeah. Missouri boy.
You were the secretary of Missouri, correct? I was. Yeah, that's what I thought. Yep, yep. So I was a full-time farmer until the day I became the ag director and really haven't been since.
How does that call go?
So the call was a call from the governor's office asking if I had an interest in visiting with them about the position of the director of agriculture. Like, blew me away. That was not β I was not expecting that at all. So I had a couple of interviews with the governor's office. They β After the two interviews, they offered the job, and I talked to my wife, talked to my kids. I said yes. That's an important part. Yeah, and that's kind of it. So my life's been different since then.
So what is the job? What do you do?
So this job? Yeah.
How is USDA modernizing its technology for farmers?
So this job, the undersecretary for farm production and conservation. So I'm an undersecretary. So I serve at the will of the president, serve at the will of Secretary Rollins. And the mission area has all of the farmer facing agencies. So it's NRCS, FSA. And RMA are the agencies within the Farm Production and Conservation Missionary.
More acronyms. But all stuff that we know very well.
So you can't function in the federal government unless you have a whole bunch of acronyms? Yeah. Yeah. That's how we talk.
It's code.
It's code.
You don't even need to disguise it. You just talk in real acronyms and nobody really understands. That's right. Well, that's good. Well, Corey and Dave both got on their laptops since we've been in San Antonio.
We did.
Got signed up for their bridge payments.
Fantastic. How long did it take? Not long at all. I know.
I haven't got it yet, though. If Brooke was going to be up here, I was going to see if she'd sign the check for me.
Have you checked your account?
I did this morning.
Well, you better check it now. It might be there.
No kidding. Is it going to be that fast?
It could be, yeah.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What do producers need to know about BRIDGE payments?
0:00β3:07
2
How is USDA modernizing its technology for farmers?
3:07β4:31
3
What is the significance of the upcoming U.S.-China trade meeting?
4:31β6:33
4
What are the priorities for the upcoming Farm Bill?
6:33β9:36
5
How can farmers apply for BRIDGE payments effectively?
9:36β12:37
6
What technology upgrades are being implemented at USDA?
12:37β15:24
7
How will the Farm Bill impact agricultural policies in 2026?
15:24β17:43
8
What future challenges and opportunities do farmers face in the global market?
17:43β18:17
Speakers
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